Qikiqtarjuaq teens face attempted murder charges

Two teenagers from Qikiqtarjuaq stand accused of attempted murder after a gun was fired in the community’s school last week.

The two 17-year-old boys were scheduled to appear in court yesterday in Iqaluit for a show cause hearing to determine whether they should be kept in custody.

The RCMP major crimes unit flew into Qikiqtarjuaq on March 10 after police at the local detachment responded to a complaint of a firearm going off in the Inuksuit school in the early morning.

Police arrested the two teens later that day.

Police charged each boy with attempted murder, firearms violations, and other criminal code offences.